Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: explore2012September6

During a day of botanizing NW of Calgary at the Waiparous trails, on 31 August 2012, I happened to notice two small circles of purple on an enormous midden (hoarding pile) beneath a tree, where a Red Squirrel had buried and stored pine cones to keep them dry during the winter. When I gently cleared away the debris, this is what I found! ID suggested by GORGEous nature (John) - Mycena pura. Thanks, John! 12:30 p.m (noon): Hold your clicks a moment .... This seems to be happening rather too often.